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Gezer
Gezer stands to the east of Israel's coastal plain, a fertile stretch of land that lines the Mediterranean Sea. To the east are foothills, called the Shephelah, beyond which lie the Judean mountains and the Arabian Desert. Only fifteen miles away ...
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Gehenna Definition
Valley to the west of Jerusalem that was at one time the city sewage dump and the place where Judean kings sacrificed their children. This valley, with its filth, rottenness, and burning flesh, came to symbolize hell.
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Gentiles Definition
Means "nations." A Gentile is any one who is not a Jew. God's plan of salvation begins with the chosen nation of Israel, and then moves to include all the nations of the earth.
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Gethsemane Definition
The word gethsemane is derived from two Hebrew words: gat, which means "a place for pressing oil (or wine)", and shemanim, which means "oils." During Jesus' time, heavy stone slabs were lowered onto olives that had already been...
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Gezer Definition
City that controlled the Via Maris trade route. It was located near the coastal plain and the Aijalon Valley.
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Gilead Mountains Definition
Mountains east of the Jordan Valley between the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee.
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Goliath Definition
Perhaps the most well-known Philistine soldier. He taunted the Israelites and ridiculed God, but fell when David threw a stone.
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Gomorrah Definition
City near the southern end of the Dead Sea that God destroyed because of its wickedness, which included oppression of the poor.
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Gospel Definition
Means "good news." The gospel is the message about how Jesus defeated evil. He died and then became alive again to make us new and give us hope for the future.
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Great Rift Valley Definition
Valley east of Israel where the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are located. Also known as the Jordan Valley.
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